Khanty-Mansiysk – UTair Aviation (UTair Aviation, JSC) increased its passenger traffic by 19 percent to 154.435m passenger kilometers in January 2005 compared with the same period last year.

In addition, the company reported growth in other operational figures. In particular, UTair carried 111,970 people in January 2005, 16 percent more than in January last year. Of that amount, 101,977 passengers were carried by the company’s airplanes, 24 percent up from January 2004.

The company’s airplanes flew 6,079 hours this January, 26 percent more than in January 2004.

UTair doubled the volume of transported mail to 71 tons and increased cargo transportation by 8 percent to 438 tons.

Flying time of the company’s helicopters reached 2,334 hours in the reported period, gaining 12 percent in January 2004.